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title: dish — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dish» in the school dictionary: A dish is a shallow bowl or plate for serving or cooking food. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dish

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** dish, shallow bowl, dishes, meal, satellite dish, round shaped object · **What happens:** be, serve, cook, use, need, shape · **To what, where:** shallow bowl, food, plates, cutlery, washing, round shaped object

<!-- .vabout -->
«dish» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [dish in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dish.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dish is a shallow bowl or plate for serving or cooking food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dish:m1:1
# text = A dish is a shallow bowl or plate for serving or cooking food.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dish	dish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	shallow	shallow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	bowl	bowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	plate	plate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	serving	serve	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	cooking	cook	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	conj	_	_
13	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a dish | a shallow bowl or plate |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **serve** | gerund | a shallow bowl or plate *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **cook** | gerund | a shallow bowl or plate *not said here* | food |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent food=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dishes are all the plates, bowls, cups and cutlery used for a meal that need washing.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dish:m2:1
# text = The dishes are all the plates, bowls, cups and cutlery used for a meal that need washing.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dishes	dish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	plates	plate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	bowls	bowl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	cups	cup	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	cutlery	cutlery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
18	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	_
19	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the dishes | all plates and bowls and cups and cutlery |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | cutlery *not said here* |  |  |  | for a meal | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **need** | present | a meal | washing |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot washing=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dish is food cooked in a certain way, like a meal from a menu.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dish:m3:1
# text = A dish is food cooked in a certain way, like a meal from a menu.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dish	dish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	menu	menu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a dish | food |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cook** | participle |  | food *not said here* |  |  |  | like a meal from a menu; in a certain way | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Patient in way=Instrument |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A satellite dish is a round bowl-shaped object that receives signals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dish:m4:1
# text = A satellite dish is a round bowl-shaped object that receives signals.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	satellite	satellite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	dish	dish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
6	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
7	bowl	bowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	receives	receive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	signals	signal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shape** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a satellite dish | a round shaped object |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **receive** | present | a round shaped object | signals |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent signal=Theme |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To dish up or dish out is to put food onto plates or give things out to people.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dish:m5:1
# text = To dish up or dish out is to put food onto plates or give things out to people.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	dish	dish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	advcl	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	dish	dish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	plates	plate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
15	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  | plates |  | put *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **give out** | infinitive |  | things | people |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent thing=Theme to people=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can you help me do the dishes after dinner?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dish:x1:1
# text = Can you help me do the dishes after dinner?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dishes	dish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | can | you | me |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **do** | infinitive | me *not said here* | the dishes |  |  | after dinner |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dish=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put the dish in the oven for twenty minutes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dish:x2:1
# text = Put the dish in the oven for twenty minutes.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	dish	dish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	oven	oven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | the dish |  | the oven | minute |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent dish=Theme in oven=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pasta is my favourite dish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dish:x3:1
# text = Pasta is my favourite dish.
1	Pasta	pasta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	favourite	favourite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	dish	dish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Pasta | my favourite dish |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fish and chips is a famous British dish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dish:x4:1
# text = Fish and chips is a famous British dish.
1	Fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	chips	chip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	dish	dish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Fish and chips | a famous British dish |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa dished up the soup.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dish:x5:1
# text = Grandpa dished up the soup.
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dished	dish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dish up** | past | Grandpa | the soup |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The scientist grew mould in a petri dish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dish:x6:1
# text = The scientist grew mould in a petri dish.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scientist	scientist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	mould	mould	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	petri	petri	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	dish	dish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | the scientist | mould |  | a petri dish |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location mould=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A satellite dish is on our roof.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dish:x7:1
# text = A satellite dish is on our roof.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	satellite	satellite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	dish	dish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a satellite dish |  |  | our roof |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Aunt Em was washing the dishes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dish:x8:1
# text = Aunt Em was washing the dishes.
1	Aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	Em	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	washing	wash	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	acl:relcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dishes	dish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | past · progressive | Em *= they* | the dishes |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dish=Patient |

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